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caught a 5 footer here in massachusetts yesterday, thing was pissed. bit me a couple times and drew some blood. it hissed and stood its ground for a while. heres a link to the pic i took of it. i didnt harm it if you were wondering, just scared it out of its rocky area took some pics and put it back after a few minutes.

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/7481/racerapr7ty.png

just curious, has anyone seen a northern black that was as big as 6 feet? i think a little over 5 feet would probly be the biggest ive seen around here. thanks

NIce one.
It certainly looks big and healthy.
I wasn't aware that racers hissed. Very cool.
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...and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."

>>just curious, has anyone seen a northern black that was as big as 6 feet? i think a little over 5 feet would probly be the biggest ive seen around here.

Conant and Collins (1998) give the record lenght for the Northern Black Racer as 73 inches - thats 5 ft 1 in.
So if you should come across a 6 footer you have a potential new record!

Good Luck,

John D
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0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"

np
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0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"